Senior Widening Participation Officer

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £42,429 to £50,656 pa, with potential to progress to £54,295 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment until December 2025

The role

As a Senior Widening Participation (WP) Officer, you will play a key role in managing the delivery of two flagship WP programmes, LSE Thrive and LSE Springboard, as well as supporting in the delivery of our full suite of WP initiatives. You will also contribute to the strategic leadership of the WP team, enhancing our outreach and access efforts through effective cross-team collaboration. Your work will be essential in meeting the objectives of the 'Access' component within our Access and Participation Plan (APP) for 2025/26–2028/29, as well as ensuring continued progress towards our broader team and School targets.

The team and wider context

The WP team’s work directly contributes to the School’s strategy, LSE2030, and supports our goals for advancing equity, diversity and inclusion. The WP team works with colleagues across the School to meet the ambitious commitments in our Access and Participation Plan with the regulator, the Office for Students.

The WP team has primary responsibility for:

• Widening Participation activities and programmes
• Delivery of the Access interventions outlined in LSE’s Access and Participation Plan (APP)

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who not only demonstrates the ability to lead their own sub-team effectively, but also contribute to the leadership of the wider WP team, ensuring the successful delivery of key WP initiatives.  Essential skills and experience include:

• Experience of working in widening participation in a higher education/not for profit
• Experience of delivering sustained WP or outreach programmes
• Experience of setting and maintaining excellent standards of service

What LSE has to offer

LSE is one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of the social sciences. With 18 Nobel Prize winners, 37 past or present heads of state and ranking among the top 50 universities in the world (QS 2024), we are a truly international university at the forefront of global policy debate.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with children’s barred list. Any offer of employment made is conditional on receipt of a satisfactory DBS check.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Alice Chowen: a.chowen@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 2 December 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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